Lead and coordinate complex projects from inception to delivery. Create timelines and define and propel major milestones utilizing project management software. Present stage gates with cost projections to stakeholders. Dedicated to project execution through creative thinking, attention to detail, and adaptability using agile practices.Known for generating unique ideas with a strong belief in team collaboration / problem resolution.Skills:• Project Management Software • MS Office Suite• Agile Practices

Created and distributed initial project briefs. Built and maintained project workspace through project management platforms. Worked with quality, regulatory, packaging, marketing, production, and art to qualify new products. Owned reoccurring project check-ins with project team to ensure alignment and communication. Assigned tasks to team members and tracked until complete.• Collaborated with suppliers and vendors to obtain best results for 13 innovation project launches.• Drove tens of thousands in operational cost savings by identifying new contract / vendor manufacturers, leading each through qualification process, and establishing and maintaining positive and mutually beneficial working relationships.• Built and drove timelines for project execution with stretch goal of 12 months to shelf vs national average of 18 to 24 months.• Presented project milestones at stage gates to inform leadership team on project status, fast-tracked logistical opportunities to improve time-to-shelf, and identified cost savings.

Supported R&D team with innovation / renovation projects, including establishing net content requirements, creating new / improved organoleptic profiles, and setting process control points. Initiated, led, and developed corrective actions for consumer complaint investigations. Maintained all documentation, logs, and reports for sensory, net contents, and consumer complaint programs. Updated and maintained all HACCP studies and prerequisite programs for factory.•Led plant HACCP team through 7 HACCP plans scheduled for annual review, identifying and developing preventative measures to reduce risk to finished product. •Launched DMAIC team that reduced chocolate bloom in finished product by 24%.•Performed analytical and qualitative analysis on shelf-life testing for all products, increasing shelf life from 12 months to 18 months.•Spearheaded renovation project to replace peanut breed / lineage as a process improvement, decreasing foreign material in raw ingredient by 6%.

Led investigation team for all consumer complaints for factory, reported findings to corporate, and implemented corrective / preventative actions. Maintained Keeping Quality program for shelf-life studies on all product families. Reviewed and updated GMP, PCP, SOP, and QMS documentation for ISO 22000 audit and Nestle internal audit. Participant in factory operational master plan team to drive key performance indicator (KPI) success.•Redesigned PowerBar consumer complaint samples investigation process, shortening duration from time of complaint to complete resolution by 32%.•Created new assessment program for reevaluating complaints to assess trends in type or SKU, leveraging data to help define factory goals for complaint reduction.

Completed senior project in Food Science Program funded by companies seeking to enrich the student experience by providing a real-world experience. Project brief was provided with objectives, number of SKUs, and timeline. Researched vendors, procured ingredients, performed bench iterations, logged all data and information into lab notebook, and presented end results to the company and the rest of the graduating class.• Formulated a base powdered flavor mix that could be added to instant coffee.• Outperformed vanilla commercial benchmark product in consumer sensory panel.

Produced weekly On Time Release reports for Quality Assurance Supervisor. Calculated and reported Cost of Overfill in Daily Operational Reviews. Reviewed HACCP, ISO, and QMS documents for the company ISO audit. Sampled incoming raw ingredients to be sent to Nestle Quality Assurance lab. Organized and produced daily Positive Release packets• Developed new procedure for SIG x-ray metal detector testing• Wrote and mailed company letter reminding vendors of Nestle’s incoming Raw Goods receiving requirements (LTL’s and lock/seal requirements)

• Organized club activities, prepared necessary details for functions• Planned an event night for incoming freshman• Wrote and delivered speech for honorary alumni, School of Family and Consumer Sciences • Developed logo for club shirts using Print Shop computer software